Last Friday I posted a blog giving updated info about the pages and content on my website. As those who have been visiting me for a while know that I am constantly re-organizing and re-vamping my website, all for the express purpose of giving more for my readers to enjoy...
I stumbled across this article several years ago and posted it on the blog in 2007. I figured why not share again for those who may not have read it then? The article was written by Bruce Ward for canada.com in December of 2005, weeks after the 2005 version of...
I am very excited to welcome my pal Loucinda McGary for my third week of hosting guest authors. Loucinda – who in another incarnation is Cindy or “Auntie Cindy” – is one of my oldest romance writer friends. Lucky for me (until now), she lives in California so we were...
Last time I posted a Pride & Prejudice character quiz, the responses were overwhelming numerous, but also with friendly “complaints” at how easy it was. To be honest, I think all of you know Pride and Prejudice so well that stumping you is next to impossible! I would probably have better...
Love, exciting and new Come Aboard. We’re expecting you. Love, life’s sweetest reward. Let it flow, it floats back to you. Love Boat soon will be making another run The Love Boat promises something for everyone Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a new romance. Raise your hand if you remember The Love Boat?...
Over time I have added tons of information to this website. Constantly I am searching for creative ways to share my research and novel news, keep the internal software at a high functioning level, and improve the experience of visiting and reading my novels. Sometimes even I forget all the...
Austen is all over Facebook. Somehow her fictional characters have crossed over the space/time continuum and all of them have their own pages! Twitter too! A simple search will find everyone from Mr. Darcy to Mary Crawford to Elinor Tilney, and they are an extremely friendly lot, so if you...
For my second guest author Wednesday I am thrilled to welcome Sandy James, and share in her celebration for a new release: The Bottom Line. I was introduced to Sandy by my friend Cheryl Brooks several years ago at an RWA conference, and each year thereafter it has been my...
At the April meeting of JASNA Louisville – which I am thrilled to be a member of — Dr. Glynis Ridley gave a talk on trade with the West Indies during Jane Austen’s time, specifically as it related to Mansfield Park. It was a fascinating topic on numerous points, one...
If it were some two hundred years ago and we were in England – London to be precise – we would be busily involved in the host of activities that constituted what was considered “The Season.” Ready for a history lesson? Originally the movements of the royal family effected the...
Time for another installment of the object guessing game! The last one was a month ago, and if you need to refresh your memory, here is the link: Guess these Objects…April 3 The objects pictured were:A. highchair for toddlers, dated 1815;B. a fob;C. top hat, beaver, high hat, topper, stove-pipe or chimney...
On Tuesday I wrote a post about the Kentucky Derby, which is taking place this coming Saturday. For anyone in Kentucky, where I now reside some thirty miles south of Louisville and Churchill Downs, the Derby is THE hot event of the year. I am still learning about it, so...
Today begins my Author Spotlight Wednesday endeavor, and who better to launch it than New York Times Bestselling historical romance novelist Grace Burrowes! I am deeply honored to welcome Grace to my blog, and very thankful the publishing fates crossed our paths. Grace and I met several years ago at...
This is our first year living in Kentucky, which is our excuse for not fully grasping onto the fever. You see, to folks around here, for two weeks in late April to early May, everything revolves around the Kentucky Derby. In fact it is so entrenched into the culture and...
As the last entry (for now) in my series of weddings during the Regency and Georgian Eras, and the history attached, today I’ll cover the wedding cake. As anyone who has been to or planned a wedding knows, the cake is just about the most important part of the ceremony....
